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Chief Simon Kahquados with Horse

Date: 
Description: Candid portrait of Potawatomi Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados holding the bridle of a horse.
Photograph

Reburial of Chief Simon Kahquados

Date: 05 30 1931
Description: A group of people pose around the casket containing the body of Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados at Peninsula State Park during a reburial ceremony.
Photograph

Automobiles in Parking Lot for Chief Kahquados Ceremony

Date: 05 29 1931
Description: A large numbers of cars are shown parked at Peninsula State Park during the reburial ceremony for Potawatomi Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados. A crowd of p...
Photograph

Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

Date: 1930
Description: A totem pole erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawatomi chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-November 27, 1930), an ...
Manuscript

Indian Treaty Signed at Prairie du Chien

Date: 08 19 1825
Description: Beginning page of the Treaty between the United States and the Chippewa, Sauk, Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Sioux, Winnebago and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa...
Manuscript

Indian Treaty Signed at Prairie du Chien

Date: 08 19 1825
Description: Fourth page of the Treaty between the United States and the Chippewa, Sauk, Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Sioux, Winnebago and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa, a...
Manuscript

Indian Treaty Signed at Prairie du Chien

Date: 08 19 1825
Description: Second page of the Treaty between the United States and the Chippewa, Sauk, Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Sioux, Winnebago and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa, a...
Manuscript

Indian Treaty Signed at Prairie du Chien

Date: 08 19 1825
Description: Third page of the Treaty between the United States and the Chippewa, Sauk, Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Sioux, Winnebago and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa, an...
Historical Object

Potawatomi Moccasins

Date: 02 14 2008
Description: Pair of beaded Potawatomi moccasins.
Photograph

Tapsy, Son of Blackhawk

Date: 1867
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of man standing with a frilled-bodice, cloth hunting shirt with leather leggings. A wool plaid shawl is worn toga-style; an...
Photograph

Black Hawk Potawatomi

Date: 1867
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of man posing on chair in front of a painted backdrop. He has a beard and is wearing a hat, jacket, and trousers.
Photograph

Excelsior Laundry Company Truck

Date: 11 25 1925
Description: An International truck used by the Excelsior Laundry Company is parked along a street in front of a monument for the Fort Dearborn massacre. The lettering ...
Photograph

Potawatomi Family

Date: 1920
Description: Potawatomi family standing in front of a log cabin. Elders identified the woman in the center as Mrs. Frank Young, and the man on the right as community le...
Map or Atlas

Location of Indian Settlements in Wisconsin

Date: 1962
Description: A map showing the location of Indian settlements in Wisconsin, indicating the settlements of the Chippewa, or Ojibwe, at St. Croix, Lac Courte Oreilles, Re...
Map or Atlas

Land of the Winnebago

Date: 1979
Description: A map of Southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois showing the areas inhabited by the Ho-Chuck, formerly known as the Winnebago. Some of the location names ...
Photograph

Potawatomi Women

Date: 1915
Description: Outdoor portrait of three women: (left to right) Martha Philemon of Bark River, Michigan; Mrs. Eve K. Sahpenais, wife of John Yello Bird; and Sarah Sahpena...
Map or Atlas

Prairie Potawatomi Legends of the Mukwonago Lakes

Date: 11 14 1942
Description: This pictorial map illustrates Potawatomi Indian legends from the region of Lower Phantom Lake, labeled Howitt Lake on the map, Phantom Lake, and Mukwonag...
Postcard

Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

Date: 
Description: The totem pole has a carved wooden bear clinging to the top. The totem pole was erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawa...
Print

Me-Te-A, a Pottawatimie Chief

Date: 1849
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Metea, a Chief of the Potawatomi Tribe. He spoke against land cessions during the 1821 treaty negotiations.
Photograph

Cemetery at Skunk Hill

Date: 1920
Description: View of the cemetery at Skunk Hill (Tah-qua-kik).

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